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Definition of: heterozygote
(het′ər·ə·zī′gōt, -zig′ōt) noun Biol.
A hybrid resulting from the fusion of two gametes that bear different allelomorphs of the same character and which in consequence does not breed true; a heterozygous individual: contrasted with homozygote.
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